The Tropicana Hotel In Las Vegas

Tropicana Las Vegas is an hotel situated immediately on the famous Las Vegas Strip. This hotel is quite famous and one of a string of hotels. Tropicana Las Vegas offers great amenities like the pool, salon, a set of boutiques, casino, spa and many restaurants. The guest rooms at the Tropicana Las Vegas are each equipped with a work desk, safe and free calls, locally, for those staying on business, while there is also a chaise lounge, brilliant views of the entire Las Vegas strip and cable TV. You can also request a fridge for a small additional payment. The restaurants are namely, Bacio Pasta and Vino – the Italian restaurant; Café Nikki, Biscayne Steak, Sea and Wine and South Beach Café and Deli.

Tropicana Las Vegas is situated in Las Vegas Boulevard and is quite known throughout the world for its tropical theme. It is a frequent visiting spot for many famous guests and has an elegant and top class service. The Tropicana was opened in 1957, on the fourth of April as the Tropicana Hotel and Casino. It became popular very soon and earned the name, ‘Tiffany of the Strip’ for its very expensive décor and furnishings as well as the fantastic views. The owner of the Tropicana Las Vegas allegedly spent around fifteen million dollars to build the three hundred room hotel. The opening night party back then cost two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

In 1959 tropicana Las Vegas had a few additions which were hundred and fifty new rooms and the opening of the Folies Bergere which was an immediate success with more that forty thousand featuring comedy acts, circus performers and show girls. Then again more additions followed in the 1960s. Tropicana Las Vegas added to its list of amenities, the Tropicana Golf Course which featured a country club and eighteen holes in the green. During that decade, it also added a second wing with hundred and sixteen rooms, a garden and swimming pools.

In the 1970’s the Tropicana Las Vegas opened its theatre, Superstar Theatre with the Paradise Tower. The tower housed six hundred more rooms while the theatre could house up to thousand five hundred guests. Then again, the Tropicana grew during the eighties, with the Island of Las Vegas, a water park and yet another tower, Island Tower housing more rooms and elegant suites. The company changed hands from Ramada Inc to Aztar Corp. the Tropicana Las Vegas added Wildlife Walk with its array of animals living within the hotel and spent 1.4 million dollars on a new Baccarat room, adding two bars and renovating the famous Towers. Today, the world famous Laugh Factory performs at Tropicana Las Vegas, bringing with it the big names of the stand up comic world as well as a host of delighted guests that continue to grace the glittery halls of Tropicana Las Vegas.